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New rail trail construction planned

The organization that oversees Vermont's snowmobile trails has initiated construction on a 15-mile stretch of the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail between St. Johnsbury and West Danville.

The Caledonian Record reports the Vermont Association of Snow Travelers' job included the installation of two recreation bridges. The first was placed over Mt. Vernon Street in St. Johnsbury and the second over a massive washout in Danville.

The actual trail construction is scheduled next summer and may take up to two years.

The snow travelers started construction this year on a second 15-mile stretch of rail trail between Morrisville and Cambridge Junction, too.

The entire rail trail will eventually stretch more than 90 miles from St. Johnsbury to Swanton.

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